Automobile signal



J. B. EGER.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILE'D JUNE 20. um.

1,414,346, Patentd May 2 1922;

Witnesses: 4 haven for, %%M

UNITED 1,414,346; 7 p i I e rl f enlfl i w 2.

fodallliofimnitmay cqnt erm'. v 1 Be, it known thatI, John B. EGER, aci-tiw zen of the'United States, and a resident'ot the citynot Chicago,-v county of Cook, and

State of ll-lineis, have,invented" certain new andv useful Improvements in Automobile Signals, of which, the following is a sp,ecifi-; cationi 5 J ,7 V I This invention relates to, automobile. Sig;-

nals, and. has-for its object the provision oflia zdevice which will indicate intended.

movements, of a, vehicle by the signals at the rear end thereof, and "which is adapted ;to be illuminated, when necessary to render the signals conspicuous, and at the sainetimeserve as: the. usual tail light ordinarily requirechon such vehicles,

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consistsin the combinations and, arrangements, of parts hereinafter described and claimed. 7 e

The invention will. be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a partof; this specification, and, in which,

, Fig, 1 is a tfragmentary view of 7 an auto- 7 mobile showing the signalingdevice applied to the rear endthereotf v Fig. 2 is; asectionalview. of the casing drum on the line 2-2,Fig. 3; l Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on theand ' line 3 3, Fig.1;

Fig. at is a detail view on the line 4+4, Fig.3;and r Fig. 5 is a front view of the signalingde-. vice showing same in operative positionl c Signals of this type as, heretofore used have been complicated, unreliable in operation and of expensive;construction. IMy device as illustrated in the drawings is preferably constructed of sheet metal and is very simple and positive in operation and can: be manufactured very cheaply.

As shown in the drawings, the signal'comprises a casing 1 which is preferably provided with an opening 2, which opening is JOHN B.-EGEB, on olneaqqymmno s I Amman; sxelven a 5,f t9, said; one

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i ie b a able mama p efer bly s ee lyt ,diisp ayi do f re the pen g words being displayed before the opening 2; w en. the mm 11. e o v d-i; pe m n mhedlr its e iphe ytaed, dapt e 6 5 l. th Wing. 1 When, he 'r m :revolvedi T1113 indiv lamn sts of ita we ssel a Le ight S un t -v s s z sa i access tome interior f thedrumto repair'oradju t he le al p rably p de he. 1mm 1,1; w th. a t nei l n 2. whi h; 'Qn nina s adapt d o e d e i v a plate, l3, 'whioh,m y beeprovidedlwi h m l p in Clips 4; apted to; n a e en h th leds' s-Qf hei nenin 2. as sh n-.5 h plate 1'3falso is providedwith an opening Color This closure when illuminated by' th'e I5 adaptedto receiye afsuitable.transparent f I or translucent closure 161 preferably red in 80.

bulb 9' serves as a tail light,thesignalfbeingnormally retained in such position that the .Q i0r e rem in e or h o n 2- in th'e casing 1 at alltimes except Whenthe signaliisoperated' to, position the desired, v 3

indicia before said opening. V

The drum 11'. preferably has disposed jabout 'itsinner periphery some light colored material 'lf i, preferably white muslin, which provides a suitable; background for the ind sia u shs l nt ers irhery f't 'e d m 1 1'. The muslin; 1 7 may-be securedfto the] interior; cf the drum 11; many suitable man 1161, 3, by glue or, the like, but I preferably retainsame 'inpositionby means of a sheet of resilient material, celluloid being 'pre ferred,]whi'ch islindicatedat 18" the draw 7 7 ingsi The, drum- 1-llmay haveits exterior v painted aJdark' color, and the White muslin" 17 viewed through the punched out'portions will render the indicia on the drum'conspicuous and plainly visible at some distance g Y during the daylight hours, and in the-evening when the bulb 9 is used, light raystherevof the drum will provide a contrast which 7 from will pass through the muslin and the punched out letters and render same clearly visible when the signal is operated. 'When in inoperative position, the light rays will pass through the'colored lens and provide adapted to; revol-ve the shaft 5 adjacent the reel 19 is one end of a coiled spring20, the'o'the'r' end of such spring being secured to the reel 19 as shown.

a tail light for the vehicle.

In order to revolve the drum 1.1 so, as;-to. present the desired signal before the opening 2 in the casing 1, a hub or reel "19 is mounted at one side of the drum 11 and is therewith.

The spring 'QOi normaIly retains the drum: 11in inoperative position, in which posi tion the colored lens is retained before the I openingfi in thejcasing 1. 7

, the scope of the appended claims.

- Wound on the reel. and having one end attached thereto is a cable 21 which when unwound against the tension ofthe spring 20 Will'revolve-th'e drum llso as to display the various signals thereon successively before'thejopehing 2 in the casing I. The

other end of the cab1e'21'is preferably at tached to a suitable form of operating means for selectively displaying the signals before the opening in the casing 1.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my 1nvention into jefl'ect, this is capable of variation andmodification Without departingv from the spirit of the inven tion. Ltherefore, do not Wish to be limited to .the precise detailsfof the construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within Having described my invention, What I' claim as new and des reto securelby Letters Patent is: I

.1. In a signal of the character described comprising a casing having an openingtherein a drum mounted in said casing; indicia punched in the periphery of said drum; an openi-ng'insaidfdrum; a plate for saidopening; spring clipson said plate adapted to secure same 'ingsaid opening;

a lens mounted in said. plate; said plate' being normally retained before, the opening in said casing; and. means for;revolving said lensand said indicia past the openingin saidcasing, substantially as described.

' 2. In a signalfof thecharacter described comprisinga casing; a; shaft mounted in said casing; a bearing member on said shaft; a drum jrevolubly imounted' on said bearing member and said shaft; an elec- Secured. .to

described.

tric bulb mounted on said shaft; and a slot in said bearing permitting the passage of a connection to said bulb, substantially as described.

punched in its periphery; flexible translucent material disposed about the, interior 3. Ina signal'of the character described -compr1smg a casing; a drum havingindicia of said drum to provide a background for said indicia; and a sheet of resilient material toretain said translucent material inposition in said drum, substantially as described.

4. In a s gnal of the character described a casing; a" drum having indlciacomprising. punched in its periphery; an opening in the periphery of said drum; a -sheet of resilient translucent material disposed about the interior of said drum to provide abackground for said indicia, said 'sheetfbeing heldfthereagainst by reason of its resiliency,

and 'nieans for holding the ends of said" casing; anopening insaid drum; a plate for closing said opening, said plate being provided With inwardly projecting spring; clips; and a sheet of resilienttranslucent material disposed about the interior of said drum to provide a background for said indicia; the ends of said sheet engaging said inwardly projecting clips and being heldin position therebypsubstantially. as

Intestimonyivhereof I hav signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

Witnesses:

JosI-iUA R. H. Porrs, FREDA. C. APPnErroN.

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